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This WebQuest was developed to go along with a science trail that was created for fifth grade students to use on the Manchester College campus. Theme: The lesson allows children the opportunity to explore the concept of gravity through a variety of websites. The students will learn how gravity works on Earth, how gravity works on the moon, and how the concept of gravity was discovered. Learners: This lesson is anchored in fifth grade science. It also involves math concepts, as well as language arts concepts. Before the lesson the students should know how to take basic metric measurements. They should also know how to take good observations. Indiana State Science Standards: 5.3.11 Investigate and describe that changes in speed or direction of motion of an object are caused by forces. Understand that the greater the force, the greater the change in motion and the more massive an object, the less effect a given force will have.
5.3.12 Explain that objects move at different rates, with some moving very slowly and some moving too quickly for people to see them.
5.3.13 Demonstrate that Earth’s gravity pulls any object toward it without touching it. |